Table 3. Clinical symptoms and pre-existing diseases in study participants.
Symptom/pre-existing disease | Seasonal influenza A virusA+B−, pdm−(n = 46) | Seasonal influenza B virusA−B+, pdm−(n = 19) | H1N1pdmA+B−, pdm+(n = 196) | Possible H1N1pdmA−B−, pdm+(n = 12) | Positive seasonalA/B and H1N1pdm(n = 273) | NegativeA−B−, pdm−(n = 269) | |
Fever | 44 (95.7%) | 18 (94.7%) | 196 (100%) | 12 (100%) | 270 (98.9%) | 264 (98.1%) | |
Upper respiratoryinflammation | 33 (71.7%) | 8 (42.1%) | 99 (50.5%) | 5 (41.7%) | 145 (53.1%) | 119 (44.2%) | |
Lower respiratory | Pneumonia | 2 (4.3%) | 1 (5.3%) | 20 (10.2%) | 1 (8.3%) | 24 (8.8%) | 17 (6.3%) |
inflammation | Asthma | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) |
Cough | Wet | 15 (32.6%) | 6 (31.6%) | 57 (29.1%) | 3 (25.0%) | 81 (29.7%) | 42 (15.6%) |
Dry | 13 (28.3%) | 4 (21.1%) | 75 (38.3%) | 4 (33.3%) | 96 (35.2%) | 35 (13.0%) | |
Arthritis | 22 (47.8%) | 5 (26.3%) | 100 (51.0%) | 5 (41.7%) | 132 (48.4%) | 117 (43.5%) | |
Muscular pain | 11 (23.9%) | 3 (15.8%) | 58 (29.6%) | 2 (16.7%) | 74 (27.1%) | 51 (19.0%) | |
Diarrhea | 4 (8.7%) | 1 (5.3%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (2.6%) | 13 (4.8%) | |
Vomiting or nausea | 2 (4.3%) | 1 (5.3%) | 9 (4.6%) | 1 (8.3%) | 13 (4.8%) | 16 (5.9%) | |
Malaise | 6 (13.0%) | 2 (10.5%) | 17 (8.7%) | 5 (41.7%) | 30 (11.0%) | 44 (16.4%) | |
Pharynx pain | 1 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 9 (4.6%) | 0 (0%) | 10 (3.7%) | 62 (23.0%) | |
Abdominal pain | 1 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.1%) | 5 (1.9%) | |
Headache | 3 (6.5%) | 1 (5.3%) | 24 (12.2%) | 0 (0%) | 28 (10.3%) | 21 (7.8%) | |
Nasal discharge | 1 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 11 (5.6%) | 0 (0%) | 12 (4.4%) | 12 (4.5%) | |
Hypertension | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (1.0%) | 1 (8.3%) | 3 (1.1%) | 7 (2.6%) | |
Diabetes | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Asthma | 2 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (2.6%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (2.6%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Renal disease | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | |
Dialysis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | |
Allergy | 0 (0%) | 1 (5.3%) | 3 (1.5%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (1.5%) | 2 (0.7%) | |
Pregnancy | 1 (2.2%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 0 (0%) |